Tokyo, Japan – February 19, 2026 – SENSYN ROBOTICS, Inc. in collaboration with Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "J-POWER"), has developed the "Simultaneous 3-Blade Imaging" feature for its wind turbine blade inspection application "BLADE Check".
This new feature enables the capturing of all three blades in a single drone flight and has already been deployed at J-POWER’s wind power maintenance and inspection sites.
Simultaneous 3-Blade Imaging Visualization
Background of Development
The conventional version of "BLADE Check" was designed to capture one blade (positioned at 12 o'clock) per flight. Consequently, inspecting all blades required rotating them 120 degrees after each imaging session. To further reduce onsite labor, SENSYN ROBOTICS and J-POWER developed this new feature to cover all directions in a single flight.
Key Features of "Simultaneous 3-Blade Imaging"
１．Simultaneous 3-Blade Capture in One Flight
A drone automatically captures all three stationary blades (positioned at 12, 4, and 8 o’clock) during a single flight.
２．Time Reduction via Elimination of Blade Rotation
By eliminating the need to rotate blades by 120 degrees, the feature significantly reduces inspection time and lessens the burden on onsite personnel.
３．Guaranteed Imaging Quality
The system supports imaging from four directions per blade. To accommodate varying blade designs across manufacturers (such as forward tilt angles at the 4 and 8 o’clock positions), users can manually set necessary parameters to ensure high-quality data acquisition.
Images of the blade at the 4 o'clock position (captured from four directions)
Flight path with custom parameters for tilted blades
Results and Future Outlook
During the approximately six-month development period, SENSYN ROBOTICS and J-POWER rapidly executed a cycle of "hypothesis development, field verification, issue extraction, and improvement," directly incorporating feedback from onsite inspection staff. As a result, inspectors are currently utilizing "BLADE Check" independently at three J-POWER sites.
Looking ahead, SENSYN ROBOTICS plans to develop additional features for large-scale wind turbines that require even more precise flight paths. Leveraging its solution development platform, "SENSYN CORE", the company will continue to drive efficiency in infrastructure inspections.
About "BLADE Check"
"BLADE Check" is a business application that utilizes automated drones to streamline the maintenance of wind turbine blades. By digitalizing inspections—which were previously performed by humans via ground-based photography or visual checks—it reduces man-hours and improves the quality of blade inspections.
About SENSYN ROBOTICS
SENSYN ROBOTICS is a leading company in the field of social infrastructure DX with the mission of "evolving the 'natural' in society. SENSYN ROBOTICS is a leading social infrastructure DX company that uses the power of AI and data to solve the problems faced by society and businesses.
We solve issues such as labor shortages, safety risks, and rising costs that exist in the social and industrial infrastructure that supports Japan and the world with software solutions for data utilization that anyone can handle, making full use of the latest technologies, including AI.
Utilizing the know-how gained from a wealth of projects and our proprietary software development platform "SENSYN CORE," we provide comprehensive support from consulting to scenario formulation, business feasibility evaluation, technology and system development, and implementation in actual operations. We will help realize a sustainable future by solving social issues such as inspections of aging infrastructures, a declining workforce due to the falling birthrate and aging population, and increasingly severe disasters.
Head Office：4F Sumitomo Fudosan Oimachiekimae Building 1-28-1 Oi, Shinagawa-City, Tokyo Japan
Established：October, 2015
CEO：Takuya Kitamura
https://www.sensyn-robotics.com/en